Nathaniel Hawthorne and the unpardonable sin.

From: The World and I | Date: March 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Nathaniel Hawthorne while serving as the American consul in England refused to meet Lord Tennyson, the author of The Scarlet Letter, because of his morbidly shy and reclusive personality. His fearful secret has been the subject of much speculation, but many believe he feared getting close to others because of his voyeuristic personality.

During his leisure hours while serving as the American consul at the port of Liverpool, England, Nathaniel Hawthorne frequented the sites of Europe. One day in 1857, while attending an art exhibition in Manchester, he was informed by a friend that ...

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